Doctors have supported calls for a complete ban of trans fatty acids in food in the UK. Assistant professor Dariush Mozaffarian and Professor Meir J Stampfer, both of the Harvard School of Public Health,...

Stevia experts GLG Life Tech have signed a memorandum of understanding with Sugar Australia to bring stevia-based sweeteners to Australian consumers. GLG will collaborate with Sugar Australia, which is...

The first Wild Flavours of Australia conference, to be held on May 3 in Adelaide, will showcase Australia’s unique native foods and flavours. The conference, organised by the Australian Native Food...

The Confederation of Food and Drink Industries of the EU (CIAA) today released its annual data and trends publication. This year’s Data & trends for the European Food and Drink Industry revealed...

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke has appointed Mr Rory McEwen as the new chair to the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) board. The appointment comes...

US investment group Trilantic Capital is understood to have put its European seafood unit, MWBrands, up for sale. The firm’s interests include UK tuna brand John West, French business Petit Navire...

While alcoholic cider may only make up a diminutive 1.1 percent value share of national offpremise liquor sales, a report released by The Nielsen Company this week has revealed that the category’s...

Leaders from across the West Australian beef sector have been appointed to two new industry groups. Agriculture and Food Minister Terry Redman today announced the appointments to the Western Australian...

In the wake of the global financial crisis, many customers have turned away from buying things on credit, choosing instead to use debit cards that act like credit cards, such as Visa debit or Mastercard...

The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific Panel on additives, the ANS Panel, has assessed the safety of steviol glycosides, sweeteners extracted from plant leaves, and established an...